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Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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Rising share of business services

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

9.5% was the share of business services after increasing from 5% (as reported over time) (ECLAC, 2025).

El 9,5% fue la participación de los servicios empresariales tras aumentar desde 5% (comparación temporal reportada) (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Digital Transformation
Instrument: Networks and platforms for dialogue and collaboration Linkages between producers and value chains and markets
Beneficiary: Private enterprises
Result: Improved productivity

Macro losses due to temperature

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

6.3% of GDP would be the estimated losses for LAC associated with rising temperatures toward 2030, according to the reported climate-impact scenario (ECLAC, 2025).

6,3% del PIB serían las pérdidas estimadas para ALC asociadas al aumento de la temperatura hacia 2030, según el escenario de impactos climáticos reportado (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture Trade&Environment Climate_Risks
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Result: Risk mitigation Climate mitigation

Climate investment required

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

US$2.1 to US$2.8 trillion is the estimated range of cumulative investment through 2030 in LAC to meet climate commitments, per the report (ECLAC, 2025).

2,1 a 2,8 billones de dólares es el rango de inversión acumulada estimada hasta 2030 en ALC para cumplir compromisos climáticos, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture COP Decarbonization
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Associativity Bioeconomy
Instrument: International, public-private partnerships International financial cooperation Investment funds
Beneficiary: Consumers Private enterprises Public institutions Researchers
Result: Climate mitigation

Climate equivalent annual investment required

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

3.7% to 4.9% of regional GDP is the estimated average annual equivalent of climate investment through 2030 in LAC (ECLAC, 2025).

3,7% a 4,9% del PIB regional es el equivalente anual promedio de la inversión climática estimada hasta 2030 en ALC, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture Trade&Environment COP
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Associativity Bioeconomy
Instrument: International financial cooperation Investment funds
Beneficiary: Consumers Private enterprises Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers
Result: Climate mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

Share of agricultural IAP initiatives

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

248 initiatives (equivalent to 34.8% of the total identified) correspond to agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing in the report’s mapping of productive articulation initiatives (ECLAC, 2025).

248 iniciativas (equivalentes al 34,8% del total identificado) corresponden al sector agrícola, silvicultura, caza y pesca en el mapeo de iniciativas de articulación productiva del informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Territorial Management
Instrument: International financial cooperation Networks and platforms for dialogue and collaboration
Beneficiary: Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers

PAI focused on investment attraction

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

1.2% of the 497 productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (same 20 countries; 2023–2025) report investment attraction as a strategic focus (ECLAC, 2025).

Tag: InvestmentFinancing
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Ecuador Grenada Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Instrument: Investment funds
Result: Access to financial services

Basic services: gap in productivity

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

42.7 was the external relative labor productivity index for Basic services in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).

42,7 fue el índice de productividad laboral relativa externa del sector Servicios básicos de ALC frente a la UE (UE=100) en 2023, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Agriculture&Energy Connectivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries) European Union
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Water for Agriculture Territorial Management
Beneficiary: Consumers Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers
Result: Improved water quality Strengthened water resources management Impact: Energy transition

Private-sector financing of PAI

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

270 initiatives (39.3%) receive private-sector financing in the dataset of 687 IAPs across 18 countries (2023–2025) (ECLAC, 2025).

270 iniciativas (39,3%) reciben apoyo financiero del sector privado en la base de 687 Iniciativas de Articulación Productiva (IAP) de 18 países (2023–2025) reportada por el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains Regional_Cooperation
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: International, public-private partnerships Business plans
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness Impact: Economic growth

Ceiling on productivity gains from “closing gaps”

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

12% would be the region’s productivity increase even if it reached the reported reference levels (ECLAC, 2025).

El 12% sería el incremento de productividad de la región incluso si alcanzara determinados niveles de referencia (según el análisis reportado) (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Open_science
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Bioeconomy
Instrument: Organization of innovation systems Technology validation
Result: Technological Innovation Improved productivity

Labor productivity gap LAC-EU

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

29.7% was Latin America and the Caribbean’s relative labor productivity compared to the European Union (ECLAC, 2025).

El 29,7% fue la productividad laboral relativa de América Latina y el Caribe en comparación con la Unión Europea (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness Improved productivity